Refani Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Refani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Refani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2051:493,84558,364
Indonesia1241:1,066,52677,317
Zimbabwe601:257,30427,433
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Refani (159) may also be a first name.

Refani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Refani Come From? nationality or country of origin

Refani occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Refani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 725,073rd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Refani are found; 82 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 51 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Refani is also the 727,628th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 159 people.

It is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 493,845. In The Philippines Refani is primarily concentrated in: Cagayan Valley, where 31 percent live, National Capital Region, where 24 percent live and Ilocos, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 31 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Refatni9273/
Riefani9268/
Reafani9229/
Refangi9222/
Reffani921/
Rifani835,279/
Refana8362/
Refane8322/
Refanh831/
Refany831/
Resfahani801/
Rifangi77328/
Raifani7769/
Rifaini7756/
Riefana7753/
Resfoni7751/
Riffani7725/
Rifhani7714/
Refouni7711/
Rifanie776/
Rifanni775/
Rifgani775/
Reffane771/
Rayfani771/
Rhefana771/
Refayne771/
Rifagni771/
Refeane771/
Riofani771/
Rifaani771/
Rifahani7114/
Rifhaini717/
Rhetfane714/
Reffouni713/
Rifana67439/
Rifane6795/
Rifany6738/
Rifoni6737/
Reffainer671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Refani
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